Al-Qaida has a “ethnic” norwegian agent ready for action.

Army soldiers and pro government tribesmen stand at a mountain military position near the southern Yemeni city of Lawdar, May 6, 2012 Photo Credit Stringer/Reuters

A Norwegian man has received terrorist training from al-Qaida’s offshoot in Yemen and is awaiting orders to carry out an attack on the West, officials from three European security agencies told The Associated Press on Monday.

Western intelligence officials have long feared such a scenario — a convert to Islam who is trained in terrorist methods and can blend in easily in Europe and the United States, traveling without visa restrictions.

Officials from three European security agencies confirmed Monday the man is “operational,” meaning he has completed his training and is about to receive a target. READ MORE HERE